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Storm weather, heavy rain in Phuket, Andaman provinces and upper Thailand regions until August 18: Thai Met

Storm weather, heavy rain in Phuket, Andaman provinces and upper Thailand regions until August 18: Thai Met

PHUKET: The Thailand Meteorological Department (MET) has issued a storm weather alert from today through to Thursday (August 18) for multiple provinces across the kingdom, including Andaman Sea provinces of Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Ranong and Trang.

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By Eakkapop Thongtub

Sunday 14 August 2016 05:13 PM


According to the Thai Met, a low pressure system may bring excessive rain in the coming four days and will affect Myanmar, Northern Thailand, Laos and upper Vietnam.

According to the alert, Thai provinces to be affected include Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Payao, Nan, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak, Utturadit, Phetchabun, Loei, Nong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Nong Kai, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Sakhon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Chanthaburi, and Trad.

Meanwhile, the storm weather alert also covered four Andaman Sea coastal provinces of Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga and Ranong, citing prevailing southwesterly monsoons expected to bring heavy thundershowers and strong waves to both the Andaman Sea and the upper part of the Gulf of Thailand. 

Wave heights are expected to be between two-to-three meters high and even four metres and higher within storm systems.

All ship captains are advised to monitor the weather forecast closely and proceed with caution, while smaller vessels are advised to stay ashore.